The ANSC (Australian National Sabot Council) Constitution

The following letter was recently sent to the ANSC. All zones voted to accept the proposed amendments to the ANSC constitution:

Pip Kile

Secretary ANSC

Dear Pip

The Tasmanian Sabot Association would like the following postal motion submitted for vote by the remaining zones to alter the ANSC Constitution.

Preamble

It was raised and agreed by all present at the 2010 ANSC AGM held at Wynyard Tasmania that the age to sail the 1 up sabot be lowered.   Discussion was held surrounding the reasons for this change that included:

• Some juniors sail 1 up at club level and have difficulty in finding a crew when competing in TSSA or ANSC events.
• Some children at age 12 are too heavy to sail 2 up and need to find a very light crew to be competitive which can be difficult.
• Skill levels in some sailors are high enough at 11 years to sail 1 up.

• Children are becoming bored with the 2 up fleet and looking for a challenge to mix it with the senior fleet.
• Children are leaving the class to sail other classes that allow 1 up racing at age 11.
• State selection points gained at the TSSA 2011 State Championships towards the 2011/12 Nationals senior team are far greater in the senior fleet.
• The TSSA executive is helping to formulate the ANSC motion and feedback from our trial will be given to assist the motion preamble.

Tasmania has trialled this proposed amendment at the March 2011 State Championships with success.

A quote of feedback received from a Tasmanian parent after the State Championships regatta:  “Angus is too big for 2 up and not challenged in development. He was quickly losing interest, but I now see renew excitement and he is keen to keep going, a great outcome!”

The proposal is to lower the optional age to sail 1 up by 12 months.  There is no intention to change the    2 up age as it currently stands.

Extract from the current ANSC Constitution

CREW AND AGE LIMITATIONS Applicable to all Sabot Class racing.

The sailing season is defined as 1/7/XX to 30/6/XX (2001)

Junior Sailors:

Sailors must sail 2 up (i.e. with both skipper and crew). The age limit for both skipper and crew is up to and including the sailing season in which he/she has his/her 12th birthday.

Senior Sailors:

Sailors must sail 1 up (i.e. single handed). The age limit is from the sailing season in which the skipper has his/her 13th birthday until the sailing season in which the skipper has his/her 16th birthday, both seasons inclusive.

Option:

Sailors have the option of sailing “Senior 1 up” or “Junior 2 up” during the sailing season in which they have their 12th birthday, but having sailed as a 1 up Senior can not return to sailing as a 2 up Junior as defined above. (1999)

Proposed amendment to the Constitution change is in RED

CREW AND AGE LIMITATIONS Applicable to all Sabot Class racing.

The sailing season is defined as 1/7/XX to 30/6/XX (2001)

Junior Sailors:

Sailors must sail 2 up (i.e. with both skipper and crew). The age limit for both skipper and crew is up to and including the sailing season in which he/she has his/her 12th birthday.

Senior Sailors:

Sailors must sail 1 up (i.e. single handed). The age limit is from the sailing seasons in which theskipper has his/her 13th birthday until the sailing season in which the skipper has his/her 16th birthday, both seasons inclusive.

Option:

Sailors have the option of sailing “Senior 1 up” or “Junior 2 up” during the two sailing seasons in which they have either their 11th or 12th birthday, but having sailed as a 1 up Senior can not return to sailing as a 2 up Junior as defined above. (1999)

Yours sincerely

Chris Symonds.

TSSA Secretary.